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Originally Posted by qgrande
The peculiar thing about high rise in Santo Domingo is that it's almost all residential. In most cities I know the tallest buildings are almost all office buildings...
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A common shift in office real estate in many U.S. cities (including NYC) for some time now has been the conversion of office space to residential space, even in the heart of the CBD.
Perhaps you meant to say that the tallest structures tend to be of the glass international style, because many of the so-called "office buildings" are increasingly become residential. Of course, for most people they still appear like "office buildings" because the facade is minimally change in the conversions, if at all.
Oddly enough, it's similar to the conversion of former resorts to residential units in the DR, especially in Juan Dolio. From the looks of it, those former resorts still have that "resort look", but only through closer inspection can someone realize that they are residential and not a resort.
I'm not discounting your comment, because I know in many cases what you say is true. However, its important to keep in mind the high conversion rates occuring in many of the office buildings, which despite having an office building appearance have gone the residential route lately.
-NALs
